Sculture
Biografia
The feel of clay, the smell of resin and the sight of models pervaded Claire Nelson’s childhood as her mother lived her passion as a professional sculptor in Brighton, UK. A keen student, she learned the skills of sculpting alongside her mother.
Reaching adolescence the artist opted for Academia, graduating from Manchester College of Higher Education with a Bachelor of Arts in languages, but her mother had left an indelible mark.
During rich and varied career in France, UK and the Caribbean, the artist took up sculpture again then trained at the London Academy of Art, delighted to be back in touch with sculpture.
Claire Nelson is a figurative portrait sculptor specialising in children’s portraits. She loves people and the life they represent; human beings are an eternal source of inspiration to her. She especially enjoys the challenge sculpting children, capturing a likeness, the spirit and personality of the subject.
The artist also teaches figurative and portrait sculpture in Rome and runs weekend workshops on sculpture, life modelling, mold-making and casting. She continually keeps abreast of the latest techniques and materials by regularly training in the UK.
The artist’s work reflects her personality: strong, vibrant, sensitive, intuitive and inbued with a vital energy. The creative act enables her to tap into a great source of personal energy and connect with herself and her subject.
Based in Rome, she travels all over the world for her portrait commissions. The artist has had various exhibitions in Paris and Rome since 1997.
Critica
“Portraits” - Beehive Gallery, Rome, 2007 - group show of sculptures
“New Artists in Rome” - Beehive Gallery, Rome, 2006 - group show of sculptures and paintings
Personal show of sculptures 2005 to inaugurate my studio in Rome
“Procréation, Gestation, Filiation” (SNPP), Paris, 2004 - group show of sculpture and paintings
“Incontro tra Artisti”, “Associazione Le Bateleur”, Rome 2003 - group show of sculpture and paintings
“Métissage 2003” (multimedia art show), Paris – Group show
Personal show in my studio in Paris 2002 – paintings and sculpture
“Métissage 2002” (multimedia art show), Paris – group show
Espace Rynski, Paris 2001 – group show of photos and sculpture
